Vintage Quotation Frame

Frames are an easy and inexpensive way to accessorize any room in your home. They also make fabulous gifts and can be tailored to anyone’s tastes. These wooden frames are only a dollar at most craft stores, making them a really frugal gift too! This vintage looking frame holds a simple quotation and it’s very easy to make.

I put this together for Michael’s Craft Stores via DecoArt. I used Craft Smart paint, which is an inexpensive paint only available from Michael’s. It’s great for easy projects like this and ideal for kid’s crafts too!

After painting the frame with the Vanilla paint, I did a little extra distressing by digging into the wood a bit using some wire cutters.

Then I added a coat of Espresso, then dry brushed on some Robins Egg Blue.

Lastly I added some more dry brushed Vanilla over the top and sanded. Then cover with matte varnish and insert the quotation. Done!

Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also the editor for the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip and owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com.

Hi kayla :) Matte is the finish, which is opposite of gloss. You can use varnish or sealer, they have brush on and spray sealers, whatever you are most comfortable using. I used a matte finish because this is more of a rustic look and a gloss finish would not have looked right. :) About your vanilla question, Vanilla is the paint color that I used. It’s an off-white, kind of creamy ivory I guess. Just dry brush it on lightly to add a bit of brightness then use a sander to touch it up a bit. :) Hope that helps!

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